Three of Hong Kong’s highest-scoring students in the recent Diploma of Secondary Education examinations attended the RTHK studio last Monday to discuss their results and aspirations. The young men, ...
Hong Kong economy pressed on with growth in second quarter, finance chief Paul Chan says
Hong Kong’s economy pressed on with growth in the second quarter, the finance minister said on Sunday, noting the city would seek further expansion through upgrades and transformation. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the expected cut in interest ...
Hong Kong police probe money lending scheme offering ‘cash vouchers’ to domestic helpers
Hong Kong resident Sarah Jackson* woke up to a series of threatening messages from a debt collector who demanded about HK$3,000 (US$410) to repay a loan her helper was said to have taken out with a phone store. The sender, who claimed to have Jackson’s ...
Early birds head to Hong Kong rail stations to avoid delays amid upgrade works at 4 stops
Some Hong Kong commuters started travelling early on Sunday to avoid potential delays as the MTR Corporation raced to complete unprecedented equipment upgrades at four rail stations within a 28-hour window. The tunnel upgrade works mean services will be ...
Vivian Kong wins Hong Kong’s first gold at Paris Olympics 2024
In a dramatic display of steel and savvy, Hong Kong fencing queen Vivian Kong has etched her name in the annals of Hong Kong sporting history, claiming the women's Épée gold medal at the Paris Olympics on July 28 Hong Kong time (HKT). The world number ...
Hong Kong’s Kong wins gold in women’s epee
Vivian Kong of Hong Kong won the gold medal in the women's epee individual event at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Hong Kong needs plan to tackle global computer system shutdowns, new cybersecurity chief says
Commissioner of the new Digital Policy Office says Thursday’s Microsoft incident proved governments need backup networks and could not rely on single systems.
Hong Kong duo turn on aggression to keep Paris Olympic medal hopes alive
Draw opening up for Doo Hoi-kem and Wong Chun-ting, as Hong Kong sets sights on adding to Vivian Kong fencing gold ...
Urgent: Kong of Hong Kong, China claims historic women’s epee individual gold
PARIS, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Kong Man Wai Vivian of Hong Kong, China clinched the women's epee individual gold at the Paris Olympic Games here on Saturday, after beating home fencer Auriane Mallo-Breton ...
Hong Kong, Laos look set to ink pacts as Chief Executive arrives in Vientiane on Sunday (July 28)
VIENTIANE: Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) John Lee (pic) is leading a high-profile delegation of officials and business leaders to Laos from July 28-30, during ...
2 hurt near Hong Kong public hospital construction site after water pipe bursts, road floods
Two people were injured outside a construction site at a Hong Kong public hospital in Kwun Tong after a water pipe burst during an amber rainstorm warning on Sunday morning, flooding a road and ...
Hong Kong must establish ‘high quality’ new medical school to train top talent: health chief
Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau says the new school has to ensure students fulfil the standards of the local licensing council ...
Still some way to go as Hong Kong tourism recovers
Hong Kong visitor numbers may be up, but they are well below pre-pandemic lFevels with arrivals also spending fewer days in the city.
Study ranking Hong Kong 13th safest city in world prompts calls for more surveillance cameras
A study naming Singapore the world’s safest city for tourists and Hong Kong the 13th has prompted a local lawmaker to call for more CCTV cameras and tighter laws. Forbes Advisor released earlier this ...